Gain a License in Special Education

This special education license-only program for grades 5-12 will give educators with an appropriate existing license (middle school or high school) the training necessary for educating students with disabilities in the least restrictive educational environments. It prepares you to work with culturally and linguistically diverse students with disabilities in public and private schools, clinical settings, and collaborative programs. Coursework will include topics such as:

Assessment in special education

Reading and writing for diverse learners

Classroom management and behavior support

Collaboration with families and others

Instructional accommodations in grades 5-12 subjects

Designing the Individualized Educational Program (IEP)

Key program information:

Program consists of 22-37 credits, including a practicum.

Some courses may be waived based on previous work, and may reduce the total number of credits.

Prerequisite: Initial MA license in Middle School or High School.

Classes are held at Lesley’s Cambridge campus.

Program approved by the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

SAMPLE PROGRAM COURSE

ESPED 6124 Assessment in Special Education

Assessment is a legal and professional responsibility of all special educators. This course will focus on eligibility determination from assessment to program planning, including re-evaluation for the purpose of continued eligibility. The process of interpretation of test results to meaningful curricular decision making and professional communication of this information to team members will be a primary outcome of the course. Students will focus on assessment methods and procedures used in eligibility determination and program planning for students with disabilities as well as students who are culturally and linguistically diverse.